A centrifuge apparatus which comprises a container (10) including a cylindrical member (11) with a lower rim and a piston member with a tubular piston rod (12). A supporting turntable (1) with a first gripping means (27) releasably grips the lower rim when the container (10) is placed thereon, said supporting turntable (1) being connected with a first activating means (5) for rotating the turntabl...

An exercise device (100) having a footrest (102) including a plurality of angled surfaces (146,148,150) for placement of the user's feet and a pair of rotatable arms (104) extending from the sides of the footrest. A handle (118) is positioned over the arms and is resistively connected to the exercise device by an elastic cord (120) releasably attached to the handles and extending through the arms ...

A rotating inner scroll (10) for a centrifugal separator with a horizontal axis for separating the liquid and solid phases from a past of crushed olives, comprises an elongated central hub (14) of substantially tubular shape and an outer drum of substantially truncated cone shape. The inner scroll comprises one or more baffles (20) oriented in an axial planes. The baffles are radially extending be...

The device consists of a hopper (112), which has a succession of series of cutters (111) fitted internally, between the series of counter-cutters (118). Each of the cutters is designed, on one hand to penetrate the hopper, in the upper part of the hopper (114a) and in the lower part (114b) to withdraw from the hopper space. To do this the cutters pass through a series of slots (117) in the wall (1...

Cette bride est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte une portion d'accrochage (3) présentant deux ailes (6, 7) entre lesquelles s'étend une languette (8) formant entretoise venue de matière avec le reste de celle-ci et dans lesquelles sont ménagés des trous de passage (9, 10) d'un organe de fixation de cette portion et autour desquels sont prévus des canons (11, 12) de guidage de cet organe et d...

PCT No. PCT/GB97/02173 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 9, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 9, 1999 PCT Filed Aug. 12, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/06886 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 19, 1998Use in the manufacture of extruded lyocell articles of cellulose having a value of Pipe Flow Index (as defined) to Jet Flow Index (as defined) in the range from 0.85 to 6 can offer a number of advantages, particularly in cellulose solution trans...

The method for controlling the braking system of a vehicle, which consists of at least two part vehicles, with which the brakes of at least one part vehicle are electrically controlled at least on the basis of the braking desire of the driver, and with the brake control this is taken into consideration, for the application and/or for the release. The control variable necessary for the application ...

process and installation for cutting animal carcasses in half lengthways, comprises: (i) a carcass being hung by its back feet from an overhead conveyor; and (ii) a cutter, mounted on a chassis, introduced between the back-legs of the carcass and moved down its spine. The path of the cutter is guided by guide wheels which move inside and outside the carcass, keeping the cutter central. External gu...

The usage monitoring device is made in smart card format, and is associated with the insured item. The card is provided with data storage and data communication facilities, and is accessible via a secure key to allow reading or writing via modem or direct computer connection. The card incorporates devices to allow detection of its movement. The simpler card has inbuilt movement sensors, working in...

L'invention concerne un procédé pour transformer à la surface de la peau une énergie lumineuse d'un rayonnement laser en énergie thermique utilisant une composition comprenant au moins un chromophore, caractérisé en ce que (1) on applique sur ladite surface de la peau une composition comprenant, dans un support physiologiquement acceptable, au moins un chromophore, cette composition et son épaisse...

PCT No. PCT/FR92/01073 Sec. 371 Date May 18, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date May 18, 1994 PCT Filed Nov. 19, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/10627 PCT Pub. Date May 27, 1993.A process for synchronizing a scanning circuit of a device for the display of images acquired by a camera having a scanning circuit controlled by a given acquisition clock. The device comprises an input buffer, a processor making it possible to ...

The invention relates to a phosphomagnesium cement obtained by mixing water and a binding phase based on at least one phosphorus compound, at least one magnesium compound and at least one inorganic compound, characterized in that the inorganic compound is introduced in the form:- either of particles (1) of size smaller than 0.1 mu m,- or of aggregates (2) of size smaller than 0.1 mu m,- or of ag...

Dual-flow filter for the biological purification of effluents, particularly water, comprising at least two filtration cells, arranged in series, in fluid communication, with one another so that the effluent to be treated passes through them successively, these two cells being separated by an intermediate box provided with aeration means, wherein the first filtration cell is of the ascending flow t...

A single layer sealing plaster coating, for new or old substrates, has a hardened density (EN 196-1) of 1.1-1.55. It is prepared from a product comprising: (a) a binder of (on dry wt. basis) 3-8% Portland cement, 0-6% air-hardening lime and 8-18% natural hydraulic lime; (b) fillers of 0-100 mu m particle size; (c) aggregates of silica, lime and/or silica-lime sand having a granulometry curve with ...

Domestic waste water generated on a boat is treated in a compact device mounted on a baseplate (1). The device has a grinding vessel (2), a lamellar clarifier (7), a sludge vessel, a battery, a transformer and a control unit.;

La présente invention concerne un dispositif autonome d'épuration biologique des eaux usées domestiques à bord des bateaux à la fois pour le domaine fluvial et maritime.<...

The invention concerns a device (10) for tactile control of an electrical equipment (2), from a single phase source of alternate voltage (V), comprising: a bi-directional controlled switch, arranged in series with said voltage source and said electric equipment (2); a circuit for controlling this bi-directional switch,; and means for detecting a tactile control, comprising a circuit for processing...

Pour fabriquer des plaques en matériau composite, à partir d'un produit sous forme de ruban, constitué de fibres imprégnées de résine thermoplastique, ou de résine thermodurcissable à faible pégosité, il est proposé une tête de drapage (10) équipée d'un système de bridage escamotable (78), immédiatement en aval d'un rouleau d'application (70). Dès qu'une découpe commence à être déposée sur le m...

A prosthesis (1) for the correction of flatfoot, and designed for insertion inside a recess (2) or tarsal sinus defined between a first bone (3) or astragalus and a second bone (4) or calcaneus; characterized by the fact that it is made of bioreabsorbable material.

The prosthesis comprises two elements connected by a joint. One comprises a hollow frame (1) parallelepiped shaped with a front opening facing upwards on an oblique wall (2) and carrying a lower transverse projection (3) as a plate having two fixing holes (4). The frame is lined with polyethylene coated with an antifriction material (5) to form a seat for a stop piece formed as an annular mouth (6...

The semi-rigid protective envelope (1) or packaging arrangement is for holding magnetic or optical recordings. The packaging can be printed with information or text relevant to the recording. The device comprises a fan type envelope (12,14) that it is folded upon itself and has a much greater area than a flat packaging, while having similar dimensions. The folding out section can have a folded li...